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Volvo Expands Electrification Strategy to Construction Equipment

The $22 million research project estimates energy usage can be saved by 71% on electrified construction jobsites

“The interesting thing about quarries is that you have so many different functions on one site,” said Erik Brandsma, director-general of the Swedish Energy Agency (SEA). “In many applications, excavators are sufficiently stationary to be powered with electricity through cables. Crushers in our demonstration quarry could also get their power through cables. We could maybe develop plug-in hybrid solutions for haulers. In the future, machines could be fully electrified with batteries, leading to the possibility of fully autonomous, driverless machines guided by computer,” Brandsma says.

Does Your Company Need a Sustainability Manager?

Whether your company is big or small, you should consider having someone on staff who can handle the social, economic and environmental responsibilities that will help your company be considered more sustainable.

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California Homes to be Powered by Trash

Caterpillar Inc. helps Montauk Energy convert landfill methane gas into a renewable energy source

Seven Cat CG260 gas gensets from Mannheim, Germany, with gas clean-up and emissions reduction technologies, meeting all local-state-federal air quality requirements.

ForConstructionPros App of the Week: MyMaintenance

Track preventative maintenance and repair of any construction equipment with John Deere's JDLink with the MyMaintenance mobile app

The MyMaintenance app allows the user to document completed maintenance by user and time stamp.

[VIDEO] Kobelco Reaffirms Commitment to North American Market with Grand Opening

Kobelco shows its commitment to the North American construction market with the opening of its new excavator manufacturing facility in Spartanburg, SC

[Video] Kobelco Reaffirms Commitment to North American Market with Grand Opening

Kobelco Celebrates Grand Opening of North American Excavator Production Facility

KOBELCO Construction Machinery USA Inc.

The $41 million investment includes 156,700 sq. ft. of plant production area, a 16,400-sq.-ft. office building and the 3,300-sq.-ft. Sparta Customer Experience Center

Participants in the grand opening presentation and official ribbon cutting ceremony included (from left to right): Jennifer Noel Fletcher, South Carolina Deputy Secretary of Commerce; Kazuhide Naraki, president & CEO, Kobelco Construction Machinery Company; Pete Morita, president & CEO, Kobelco Construction Machinery USA, Inc.; The Honorable Takashi Shinozuka, Consulate General of Japan; and David Britt, chairman of the Spartanburg County Council/Economic Development Committee.

[Video] Kobelco SK210LC is First Excavator Model Assembled in North America

The first unit to roll off the assembly line at Kobelco's new North American excavator manufacturing facility, an SK210LC, was presented during a grand opening ceremony on June 2.

[Video] Kobelco SK210LC is First Excavator Model Assembled in North America

Emerging Legal & Regulatory Issues Focus of Transportation Construction Forum

American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA)

"Robots, Drones, Artificial Intelligence and the Changing Legal Landscape” was just one key topic of discussion during the American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s (ARTBA) 8th annual “Transportation Construction Law & Regulatory Forum."

Ultra High Performance Concrete: First International Symposium July 18 – 20, 2016

Iowa State University

Three day conference will be held at the Des Moines Marriott Downtown will hear from material science and concrete professionals, engineers, students and producers

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Liebherr Forms Liebherr USA, Co. to Expand its U.S. Brand Positioning

Liebherr USA, Co.

Newly formed mixed-sales organization "will leverage the existing know-how and expertise among Liebherr divisions" under one umbrella company

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[Video] Timken Supports Drilling of World’s Longest Rail Tunnel

Timken supplied 250,000 Tapered Roller Bearings to help cut through 95 miles of granite in the heart of the Swiss Alps

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Dynapac Small Asphalt Rollers

Dynapac North America LLC

Dynapac's small range of articulated compact tandem rollers — the CC900, CC1000, CC1100, CC1200 and CC1300 — maximize productivity and ease of maintenance with their easily accessible parts.

Cc950 Asphalt Roller

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